BAHASA INGGRIS (ENGLISH)

Chapter I: Congratulations!

In this Chapter, I will learn: to express hopes and wishes to others and congratulate others for their fortune and achievement, in order to keep good personal relationship with them.

We use the word ‘Congratulations’ ((v) selamat) to congratulate someone.
Ex. :     The winner of the story-telling competition in this class is Lina. Congratulations Lina!

We can also use the word ‘hope’ ((v) harap) or ‘good luck’ (semoga beruntung) to congratulate someone with the hope they will do better next time.
Ex. :     Prepare your best for the competition. I hope you will win the first prize, too.
            Congratulations on winning the competition, I hope you will win again next time. Good luck.

Chapter II: Let’s Start Our Wall Magazine!

In this Chapter, I will learn:     - to state rules
                                                - to give suggestions to do and not to do something
                                                - to invite someone to do and not to do something
                                                - to say to agree or disagree with rules, suggestions, and invitations
                                                - to keep good interpersonal relationship

Agreement and Disagreement and Suggestions

Expressing Agreement:

I agree

-          I agree with you

-          You are right

-          That’s right

-          That’s good

-          It’s true

-          Absolutely

-          Definitely

-          No doubt about it

-          That’s exactly just what I was thinking

-          I feel the same way

-          My feeling exactly

-          You took the words right out of my mind

-          I suppose you are right

-          That may be true

-          You may be right

-          You have a point there

-          I see your point

-          I’m afraid you are right

-          I’m afraid I have to agree

-          I hate to admit it, but it’s true

-          I hate to say it, but you are right

Expressing Disagreement:

-          I disagree

-          I don’t agree

-          I can’t agree

-          I don’t think so

-          I’m not sure about that

-          I’m not sure if I agree with you about that

-          I wouldn’t say that

-          I wouldn’t go as far as that

-          I wish I could agree with you, but …

-          I hate to disagree with you, but …

-          I don’t want to argue with you, but …

-          I don’t want to get into an argument with you about it, but …

Expressing Suggestions:

-          May I suggest … ?

-          You may/might like to …?

-          Have you considered/thought of …?

-          Would you care to … ?

-          Why don’t we/you … ?

-          Why not … ?

-          How about … ?

-          What about … ?

-          Let’s/Let me …

-          Shall we … ?

-          I’ll tell you what. We’ll …

-          I suppose that …

-          I’d like to suggest that …

-          I have an idea.

Chapter III: What Should I Do That For?

In this Chapter, I will learn:     - to tell or ask others to do and not to do something
                                                - to state the purpose or intention to do it

We use the word ‘to’, ‘in order to’, and ‘so that’ (untuk/agar) to tell the purpose or intention to do it.
Ex. :     You have to take some rest in order to get well soon.
            You need to drink a lot of water so that you will not get dehydrated.

We use the word ‘should’ (sebaiknya) to ask or respond people’s question.
Ex. :     What should I do that for ?
            You should get some sleep.

Should             = Sebaiknya
Can                  = Bisa/boleh
Can not (Can’t)            = Tidak bisa/boleh
Have to                        = Harus
Must                 = Harus
Don’t have to   = Tidak harus

Chapter VIII: We Have Been to an Orphan Home. We Went There Last Sunday.

In this Chapter, I will learn:     - to communicate past happening which is related to the present moment
                                                - to share the information with others
                                                - to report the past happening to others
                                                - to give an explanation

Present Perfect
Subject + Have/Has + Verb³ (+ Object)                                                (Affirmative Sentence)
Subject + Have/Has + not or never (tidak pernah) + Verb³ (+Object)  (Negative Sentence)
Have/Has (+ not or never) + Subject + Verb³ (+Object)                       (Question Sentence)

Subject = I, You, They, We (Have), He, She, It (Has)
Verb³ Ex. = drunk (drink), swum (swim), tought (think), fought (fight), found (find), etc.

Ex. :     I have eaten lunch.                 (+)
             I haven’t eaten lunch (yet).    (-)
             Have you eaten lunch?           (?)

Special Condition (no verbs)
If the sentence don’t have a verb (they use adjectives or places), we put ‘been’ (Verb³ of Be) to make it as the verb.

Subject + Have/Has + Been + Adjective(kata sifat), Adverb of Place(tempat), noun(kata benda) (+Object)

Ex. :     I have been sick recently. (adjective)
            She has been to the hospital once. (adverb of place)